Segmentals
Consonants
"th" sound: /θ/ voiceless vs. /ð/ voiced
th conson.png
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Image and explanation
th conson - rachelsEng.png
(Explanation & above image from RachelsEnglish.com)

“Here we see the TH sound on the right compared with the mouth at rest on the left. And with parts of the mouth drawn in. The soft palate is raised for this sound. You can see the tongue through the teeth, just the tip comes through.”



th - tongue.jpg
Teaching American English Pronunciation, Oxford, © 1992


Examples
  • Beginning: /θ/ think vs. /ð/ this
  • Middle: /θ/ toothbrush vs. /ð/ weather
  • End: /θ/ bath vs. /ð/ bathe


Exercises